More Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as
“In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun . . .”
- “The Red Badge of Courage,” Stephen Crane
simile
what you should eat before an important test
a good breakfast
a contrast between what someone says and what they mean.
verbal irony
the way the poem is laid out on the page
contributes to the meaning and the musical qualities of a poem
form
An answer to; a consequence of; a possible solution to; challenge of; dilemma; in order to solve; issue; problem; question; reason; resolution; resolved.
problem/solution
Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature
“Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.”
- “Because I could not stop for Death,” Emily Dickinson
personification
where you should find your testing date and location
Your email! Check for a message from Ms. Picott.
contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
situational irony
patterns of rhyming lines
rhyme schme
On, at (date, time); before; earlier; eventually; following; next; not long after; now; presently; previously; prior to; then; recently; simultaneously; soon; until; when
chronological
The forming of a word (as “buzz” or “hiss”) in imitation of a natural sound
“Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells—
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.”
-“The Bells,” Edgar Allan Poe
onomatopoeia
what you should do with your laptop the NIGHT BEFORE an important test
charge it!
a contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the audience knows to be true
dramatic irony
patterns of stresses and unstressed syllables that can create rhythm
meter
First; second; third; at once; after; before; during; finally; following; last; next.
sequence
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
"Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No. This hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red."
- Macbeth, after killing King Duncan
hyperbole
what you should do with your laptop the MORNING OF an important test
bring it to school!
A form of social commentary that causes people to reexamine the world they live in through comedy. By pointing out flaws or inequities apparent in society, this genre can also serve as a call for social change.
satire
how the lines are grouped together - a paragraph of a poem
stanza
Characteristics of; details; for example; for instance; includes; in particular; specifically; such as; to illustrate.
description
An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
"Raining cats and dogs"
"Break a leg"
“Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.”
-A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
idiom
Time you should arrive at at school on Wednesday, May 15
On time, or even early! Students will be asked to report to testing rooms at 8:15
a person who creates satire
satirist
where each line ends
line breaks
As a result; as such; because of; cause; consequently; due to; for this reason; led to; since; so; reason; result of; therefore; unless.
cause and effect